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I guess this is the time of year to bring up a guy like RB Artis-Payne the 5th round rookie pick for the Carolina Panthers.

Artis-Payne is the kind of player I like to take a flier on and let me tell you why. Now I get that most late round rb's end up being waiver wire fodder and are lucky to even make the squad they were drafted to.

However, who is Artis-Payne...

-He lead the SEC in rushing last year. The same SEC that had Gurley, Yeldon, and Chubb in it. Now I know he had more carries than those guys but it is still a note worthy stat especially showing he is durable and can handle a big work load. Also in the SEC it is not as if he was playing a cup cake schedule.

Ok I know how many times he has burnt fantasy owners time and time again. He has teased with potential throughout his career. He has been often injured and often under performed. He has had many threads started on him but it is time to start Chapter 2 of his career. The Dallas Cowboys chapter.

When Murray left the Cowboys and Dallas picked up McFadden that at least gave him a pulse. As of right now it looks as though he is RB1 on the depth chart with arguably the best run blocking unit in the league. The thing that really has given this thing more legs after tonight is Dallas passed on RB's in the first 3 rounds.

Is this the year that he arises from dead to make some noise? There is at least a chance of it happening now even if it is a small chance there is one there. I really don't know what to think I have in McFadden at this stage, but things look a lot better now than 4 months ago.

Harvin is a guy I like a lot in dynasty even now. I think he can be a good player if get gets 7 to 9 targets a game. He was so good when this was the case in Minnesota. He then goes to Seattle a offense that is not built for passing. He falls out of favor with the coach only to get moved to a worst situation.